Napier weather
Loading live data…Mostly clear,much the same tomorrow
European, the American and the German model put Napier's high today between 23° and 27°, a 4° split. Tomorrow: cloudy, around 24°, with a 0% chance of rain.
Latest for Napier: European (ECMWF): 15° Clear · American (NOAA GFS): 12° Overcast · German (DWD ICON): 11° Partly cloudy.
CheckWeather.io on iPhoneFree. No ads, no account.Napier weather in numbers
from 30 years of measured normalsNapier swings 17°C across the year, from 23°C highs in February to 6°C lows in July, and July is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 944 mm of precipitation.
The weather map: all three models at once
European, American, German side by side around Napier and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Napier hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by sideLoading the three models…
Napier 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitNapier, New Zealand. Below we compare what European, American, German forecast for Napier right now and flag exactly where they disagree, then break down Napier's weather month by month and which forecast model has been most accurate here.
We grade every model against the weather that actually happened, so you can see which forecast model is most accurate in New Zealand before you trust any single number.
Napier weather by month
what to expect in Napier through the year, 1991-2020 averagesHere is Napier's typical weather in each month: the average daytime high and overnight low in °C, how each month feels, and the wettest month marked. Use it to plan any trip to Napier by season.
What Napier's weather is like through the year
Napier runs from warm summers, with February highs near 23°C, to cold winters, when July lows sit around 6°C (a swing of about 17°C across the year). July is usually the wettest month, and Napier sees roughly 944 mm of precipitation annually.
Best time to visit Napier
The most comfortable time to visit Napier is usually January, February, March and April, when daytime highs sit in the pleasant 16-26°C range and the heaviest July rain is behind you.
How the weather around Napier has changed since 1995
Napier sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Hastings. That square shows no clear change in temperature between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024. See the full 30-year picture on the Hastings page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Napier?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
The CheckWeather Score blends temperature, wind and rain accuracy, each measured against ERA5 (the recorded weather) over the last 30 days across 244 cities. Lower error means a higher score. See which forecast model is most accurate in New Zealand, how we measure forecast accuracy, or which model each weather app uses.
Bottom line: over the last 30 days the European model has been the most accurate forecast for Napier, scoring 76/100 on our CheckWeather Score, ahead of the American at 74. See the full NZ accuracy scoreboard for exactly how every model is tested.
What do you think of the forecasts?
your vote countsThe accuracy above is the measured record. This is your opinion: which forecast service do you trust most in New Zealand? Give each 1 to 5 stars.
One vote per service. Anonymous: we store no personal data, only a one-way hash of your connection for a day to stop double votes.
Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.